Justin Trudeau expected to announce resignation as early as Monday

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way through the foyer outside the House of Commons prior to Question Period in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec.4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

By Alex BallingallDeputy Ottawa Bureau Chief

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to leave his job, the Star has learned. 

Trudeau is expected to signal his intentions to step aside as early as Monday, but before an emergency Liberal caucus meeting on Wednesday, a senior source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed to the Star.

Details of Trudeau’s exit were still being discussed Sunday night, including the exact timing of the announcement, the source said. 

It was not clear whether Trudeau intended to resign only as Liberal leader or also step down as prime minister in the coming days. 

The Globe and Mail first reported earlier Sunday that Trudeau is expected to resign as Liberal leader as early as Monday. 

The pressure has only mounted since Trudeau’s long-time political partner and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, delivered her bombshell resignation last month. Freeland — whom the Star has reported is mulling a leadership run if Trudeau steps down — signalled she had lost Trudeau’s confidence as finance minister and suggested the government was spending too much public money instead of keeping reserves that could be needed in a possible tariff war with the U.S., Canada’s largest trading partner by far. 

Since then, Trudeau has faced a flood of calls for him to resign, as more MPs joined those previously opposed to his leadership.

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